The Goelet retractor is a double-ended hand-held tissue retractor used in general, gynecological, and orthopedic surgery. The instrument has two opposing working ends — typically a wider blade on one end and a narrower or hooked blade on the other — making it a versatile single-tool option for retracting different tissue types in shallow surgical […]
The McCoy laryngoscope blade is an articulating Macintosh-pattern blade with a hinged tip that the anesthetist controls via a lever on the handle. Designed by E. P. McCoy in the early 1990s, it is the most widely-used articulating laryngoscope blade in modern airway management — particularly for difficult intubation, restricted neck mobility, and trauma airways.
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Crutchfield tongs are skull traction tongs used to apply axial traction to the cervical spine for the management of cervical fractures, dislocations, and subluxations. Designed in the 1930s by William Gayle Crutchfield, an American neurosurgeon at the University of Virginia, they were the first widely-used skull traction device and remain in clinical use as a
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Simpson obstetric forceps are the classic outlet and low-cavity delivery forceps used in assisted vaginal delivery. Designed by the Scottish obstetrician James Young Simpson in 1848, they have been the workhorse instrument for operative vaginal delivery for over 175 years. Modern obstetric trays still include them as the default forceps for routine assisted delivery. This
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A tonsillectomy instruments set is a coordinated group of 20–30 specialized instruments used to remove the palatine tonsils. The procedure has been performed since classical antiquity but the modern instrument set — Boyle-Davis mouth gag, tongue depressor, tonsil holding forceps, snare, dissector, scissors, and hemostatic forceps — was assembled in the late 19th and early
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The Thudichum nasal speculum is the standard short, single-blade instrument used to dilate the anterior nares for inspection of the nasal cavity. Designed in the 19th century by the German-British physician and biochemist Johann Ludwig Wilhelm Thudichum, it remains the workhorse instrument for ENT examination, anterior rhinoscopy, and nasal packing. This guide is written for
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